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Afterglow of Creation: Decoding the Message from the Beginning of Time by Marcus Chown
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
Stephen Hawking described it as 'the discovery of the century, if not of all time', yet the scientists who first detected the cosmic radiation that was identified as the afterglow of the big bang had to admit that it was more by accident than intention. At first its discoverers mistook the readings for ...Show more
Felicity Frobisher and the Three-headed Aldebaran Dust Devil by Marcus Chown
$13.95 AUD
Category: Children's Fiction
When Felicity Frobisher is paid a visit by a Three-Headed Aldebaran Dust Devil, she has the most extraordinary day of her life. Travelling through wormholes, beating the school bullies, using the "Pan-Galactic Speaking Dictionary" to wow her French teacher, and even visiting an international space stati ...Show more
Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You : A Guide to the Universe by Marcus Chown
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: good
The two towering achievements of modern physics are quantum theory and Einstein's general theory of relativity. But, almost a century after their advent, most people haven't the slightest clue what either is about. Did you know that there's so much empty space inside matter that the entire human race co ...Show more
Tweeting the Universe: Tiny Explanations of Very Big Ideas by Marcus Chown & Govert Schilling
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
In 140 pages, two masterly popularisers present 140 explanations of the biggest questions in physics - in the form of 10 or so tweets per page. They set themselves the challenge of boiling down what is essential on each subject into sentences of 140 characters, and the results are both entertaining and ...Show more
Tweeting the Universe: Tiny Explanations of Very Big Ideas by Marcus Chown
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
In 140 pages, two masterly popularisers present 140 explanations of the biggest questions in physics - in the form of 10 or so tweets per page. They set themselves the challenge of boiling down what is essential on each subject into sentences of 140 characters, and the results are both entertaining and ...Show more
We Need to Talk About Kelvin by Marcus Chown
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: good
A hugely accessible exploration of the science of the everyday world around us. Look around you. The reflection of your face in a window tells you that the universe is orchestrated by chance. The iron in a spot of blood on your finger tells you that somewhere out in space there is furnace at a temp ...Show more
We Need to Talk About Kelvin: What Everyday Things Tell Us About the Universe by Marcus Chown
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
Look around you. The reflection of your face in a window tells you that the universe is orchestrated by chance. The iron in a spot of blood on your finger tells you that somewhere out in space there is furnace at a temperature of 4.5 billion degrees. Your TV tells you that the universe had a beginning. ...Show more
What a Wonderful World: One Man's Attempt to Explain the Big Stuff by Marcus Chown
$27.99 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
Why do we breathe? What is money? How does the brain work? Why did life invent sex? Does time really exist? How does capitalism work - or not, as the case may be? Where do mountains come from? How do computers work? How did humans get to dominate the Earth? Why is there something rather than nothing? In ...Show more
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